Looking back

10
Jun
Oakland Review of Books calendar of (not just) literary events, June 10 – 15

Oakland Review of Books calendar of (not just) literary events, June 10 – 15

come when it's time
9 min read
10
Jun
ICE CAN END, neither first nor last

ICE CAN END, neither first nor last

The Mission, West Bay, Yesterday Evening
5 min read
05
Jun
Drawings in various styles of unsolicited dick pics, including one dick poised against a ruler.

Release party for "Unsolicited Drawings of Unsolicited Dick Pictures": An unsolicited report.

West Oakland, back in April.
2 min read
03
Jun
Oakland Review of Books calendar of (not just) literary events, June 3 – 9

Oakland Review of Books calendar of (not just) literary events, June 3 – 9

Everyone’s doing so good: This at Bathers and the Berkeley Poetry Festival’s queer poetics workshop with Lourdes Figueroa
7 min read
02
Jun
"Polar bear mixed with a cat" at Sultry Sessions, Grand, Wednesday

"Polar bear mixed with a cat" at Sultry Sessions, Grand, Wednesday

Every chair and couch cushion is filled by the singles, couples, and probably some throuples that have come out for
3 min read
02
Jun
Review of a free book pile: Lawton Avenue, Upper Rockridge

Review of a free book pile: Lawton Avenue, Upper Rockridge

Weeding out Nicholson Baker.
2 min read
30
May
Ballers and Corrugation at Prescott Market, West Oakland, Wednesday evening and Thursday morning

Ballers and Corrugation at Prescott Market, West Oakland, Wednesday evening and Thursday morning

At 9:15 am, the vibes at Prescott market in West Oakland are "irritated." The handful of people
5 min read
28
May
Vibe Report Era

Vibe Report Era

Gertrude Stein said it couldn’t be done, but our correspondents have been setting out to find out what’s
2 min read
26
May
Oakland Review of Books calendar of (not just) literary events, May 27 – June 1

Oakland Review of Books calendar of (not just) literary events, May 27 – June 1

The big news in town is the 11th annual Bay Area Book Festival, on in Berkeley all day Saturday 5/
9 min read
26
May
A Brick Building at Ballhalla, West Bay, Week One

A Brick Building at Ballhalla, West Bay, Week One

For the first Valkyrie game, my daughter and I took BART to Powell St, then followed a pathway of little
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